Apollonia Vitelli-Corleone

Apollonia Corleone is a fictional character in Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather. She is portrayed by Simonetta Stefanelli in Francis Ford Coppola's film adaptation. Apollonia, a very pretty Sicilian woman, meets Michael Corleone shortly after he arrives in Sicily. A humorous scene ensues when Michael and his bodyguards inquire of Signore Vitelli, a local tavern keeper, if he can identify the beautiful woman Michael is in love with, describing her as a woman of Greek features and wearing a purple dress and pink hair bow. Vitelli angrily says he does not know her, then leaves their table suddenly frustrated and outraged. Michael's bodyguards realize that the girl is Signore Vitelli's own daughter and attempt to flee, but Michael, speaking...